MELISSA BLACK has been an early childhood educator and teacher leader for over fifteen years. She believes that all children are capable of learning and achieving great success and believes that the role of a teacher is truly the work of an activist and requires the skills of an artist.

Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 9:00 Pacific and 12:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

IN THIS CONVERSATION with MELISSA BLACK:

0:47 - Current teaching context

1:14 - Story time: an extremely difficult teaching experience at a previous school

4:48 - Why she writes about professional learning on Medium

5:49 - What is setting her on fire in the area of elementary literacy

6:36 - Professional learning goal: clear and concise instructions for students

7:29 - A joy outside of the classroom: reading

8:04 - Replacing doomscrolling with writing

8:51 - Someone to follow on X: Sharyn Kish (@KinderKish here on YouTube)

9:26 - Edtech tool recommendation: Fundations Fun Hub

9:50 - Book recommendations

10:17 - Podcast pick: Sold a Story

10:47 - YouTube channel recommendation: English for ABC

11:14 - Streaming choice: fashion channels

11:49 - Where to follow Melissa Black online

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